Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2011 (RP 89)

  Red Wine from Bordeaux, France

A strong effort, the 2011 boasts a dense ruby/purple color and abundant aromas of black currants intermixed with unsmoked cigar tobacco, serious body, more concentration than most of the classified growths, and a bigger, more structured style that may suggest a subtle change in the winemaking philosophy at this estate.